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Selected Conservation Proposals for the Next Farm Bill
Jeffrey A. Zinn
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Abstract
In addition, Chairman Harkin's Conservation Security Act (S. 932/H.R. 1949), which proposes a new "green payments" program, is briefly summarized in the crosscutting issues section of this report because he has indicated that it will be a part of the Senate Agriculture Committee's farm bill proposal.Since this bill does not include proposals for any of the existing programs, it is not mentioned elsewhere in this report.This report will be updated as new bills are introduced or existing bills are amended.Specifically, it will be updated when the Senate Agriculture Committee's farm bill legislation is introduced, and again when it is reported.1 Descriptions of each program mentioned in this introductory section that is being actively implemented appear later in the report. Selected Conservation Proposals for the Next Farm BillECARP is a program and policy umbrella, created in §1230 of the 1985 farm bill.Programs under this umbrella include the CRP (Subchapter B), the WRP (Subchapter C), and EQIP (chapter 4).Section 1230(a)(1) states that the main purpose is to assist producers "to conserve and enhance soil, water, and related natural resources, including grazing land,
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